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Hell House
- Author
- Richard Matheson
- Narrator
- Ray Porter
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 July 2008
- Run Time
- 9 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
What to expect
“Hell House is the scariest haunted house novel ever written. It looms over the rest the way the mountains loom over the foothills.” — Stephen KingFrom the author of I Am Legend comes Hell House, the basis for the supernatural horror film starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill.
For over twenty years, Belasco House has stood empty. Regarded as the Mount Everest of haunted houses, its shadowed walls have witnessed scenes of unimaginable horror and depravity. All previous attempts to probe its mysteries have ended in murder, suicide, or insanity. But now, a new investigation has been launched, bringing four strangers to Belasco House in search of the ultimate secrets of life and death. A wealthy publisher, brooding over his impending death, has paid a physicist and two mediums to establish the facts of life after death once and for all. For one night, they will investigate the Belasco House and learn exactly why the townsfolk refer to it as the Hell House.
Hell House, which inspired the 1973 film The Legend of Hell House, is Matheson’s most frightening and shocking book and an acknowledged classic of the genre.
Critics Review
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“Hell House is the scariest haunted house novel ever written. It looms over the rest the way the mountains loom over the foothills.”
Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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“The 1971 novel by Richard Matheson was made into the 1973 film The Legend of Hell House. There are differences in what happens in the book, and the novel does a better job of getting into the heads of the characters and, as a result, the heads of readers.”
USA Today
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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4.0 5.0
Really enjoyed the book. Disturbing twists and events.
Wasn't the best ending, but overall a really well written and attention capturing novel.blu 2026-02-20
Details
- Author
- Richard Matheson
- Narrator
- Ray Porter
- Duration
- 9 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 July 2008
- ISBN
- 9781481583565
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Horror and supernatural fiction
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
“Hell House is the scariest haunted house novel ever written. It looms over the rest the way the mountains loom over the foothills.” — Stephen KingFrom the author of I Am Legend comes Hell House, the basis for the supernatural horror film starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill.For over twenty years, Belasco House has stood empty. Regarded as the Mount Everest of haunted houses, its shadowed walls have witnessed scenes of unimaginable horror and depravity. All previous attempts to probe its mysteries have ended in murder, suicide, or insanity. But now, a new investigation has been launched, bringing four strangers to Belasco House in search of the ultimate secrets of life and death. A wealthy publisher, brooding over his impending death, has paid a physicist and two mediums to establish the facts of life after death once and for all. For one night, they will investigate the Belasco House and learn exactly why the townsfolk refer to it as the Hell House.Hell House, which inspired the 1973 film The Legend of Hell House, is Matheson’s most frightening and shocking book and an acknowledged classic of the genre.
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